After bad behavior last summer, the Forest Service is cracking down on mandatory education for BWCAW campers. 8:00 am, Apr. 21, 2021 × Campers not only extended a campfire outside of its fire pit but also cut down and tried to burn live trees at this campsite last summer. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service) In an effort to prevent the wanton damage to natural resources and widespread lawlessness that accompanied the public’s pandemic push to get outdoors last summer, officials who oversee the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have tightened rules on mandatory wilderness education training sessions. The new rules, announced over the winter when BWCAW permits were first available for the season, go into effect April 30 and require campers to attend either virtual or in-person sessions of Leave No Trace/Tread Lightly education before they get their permits to head into the wilderness.